(3015) Candy Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Candy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Candy is 3.98 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3015 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VN |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.5 km (#1,726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Rotation period | 4.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.18 |
| Orbital period | 6.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.